Update: Driver in Springport crash in critical condition

Update:
Springport, NY – Three Wells College students were hurt, one critically, in a one-car accident early this morning. A fourth Wells student in the car escaped injury, a college spokeswoman said.

The driver, Anthony Monachino, 20, of 3791 Deer Meadow Run, Macedon, was airlifted by helicopter to Upstate University Hospital with head injuries following the accident at Route 326 and Davis Road, state police said. He was in critical condition this morning, a hospital spokesman said.

Monachino's vehicle was southbound on Route 326 at an unsafe speed shortly before 2:49 a.m. when it failed to negotiate a curve, went off the south side of the road and hit a utility pole, state police said.

Passengers Chelsea McGowan 19, and Amy Somogy, 20, suffered minor injuries and were treated and released from an area hospital, said Tina Post, director of media relations for Wells. State police gave their addresses as Wells College. Christopher Guard, 20, of 1085 Pletcher Road, Youngstown, was unhurt, Post said.